Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842981
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu Update for linux USN-3151-1
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packet implementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code with administrative privileges. Affected Software/OS: linux on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8655 BugTraq ID: 94692 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94692 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40871/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44696/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140063/Linux-Kernel-4.4.0-AF_PACKET-Race-Condition-Privilege-Escalation.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/1 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0386 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0387 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0402 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0402.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037403 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3096 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00044.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3113 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00054.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3116 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00055.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3117 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00056.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3169 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00067.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3183 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00070.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3197 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00073.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3205 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00076.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3206 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00077.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3247 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00087.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-3 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-4 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-2
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